more old issues of Acta Palaeontologica Polonica available

It seems that APP old issue archive has expanded back to the year 1980. Some of the individual issues seem to be missing but there's still loads of goodies in there so check it out.

Also, Journal of Anatomy has gone free access.

From Journal of Anatomy website:

"Journal of Anatomy archive - free online!
For free access to the full archive of Journal of Anatomy from volume 1, issue 1 (1867) up to 2005 click here. Access the most recent articles from 1997 to the latest OnlineEarly articles online. All issues more than two years old are made free."

Pterosaur goodies

Yes, another expedition to youtube has provided results. Here is very nice animation of Anhanguera taking of via quadrupedal launch, as suggested by Michael Habib in a paper that I still have not acquired nor read (oh the shaaame).



It look nice but I would think that when the animation is in the "Launch" position the animal would already be in the air, but regardless it's very nice animation and great illustration how quadrupedal launch works.

More goodies. I just discovered website called Pterosaur net . It's an excellent website with some nice articles, like pterosaur myths by Darren Naish, pterosaur locomotion by Mark Witton, restoring pterosaurs by John Conway and sections for pterosaur origins, ecology and popular culture. There's also small gallery of some of the most beautiful pterosaur artwork I have ever seen. However as great as all of that is, I must confess my favourite section of the website is the gallery of famous pterosaur fossils. Beautiful photos of classic pterosaur specimens and new Tischlinger UV treats.

Putting Brachiosaurus into perspective

I was just browsing trough the google image search trying to find some reference photos and came across this neat photo.(Photo from here)

I bet those folks at SV-POW would love this....sigh..those Brachiosaur fanboys.
But seriously, it really does not get much cooler than this, although I kinda feel sorry for the Diplodocus down below.

Darwinius masillae hubub

The discovery of the new messel primate, Darwinius masillae, has brought out unprecedented media storm. The photos of this new discovery are popping out everywhere and the titles of the news repeatedly shout out the most annoying and useless of terms, missing link. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for publishing new and exciting discoveries (Which this is, among being one of the most beautiful fossil ever found) in the mainstream media, all I'm asking is, do it right and get your facts straight!

Here's a fun little party game. Can you count the facepalm moments in this news clip?

Puijila darwini

PaleoArt #4

As you might have noticed this blog has been on hiatus for a while. It all started from week long intensive course on skeletal anatomy and more recently I have been occupied by sediments. Luckily I have escaped the dungeons of sediment laboratory to bring you teh ultimate Tianyulong confuciusi skeletal.

Some old sauropod papers available at Biodiversity Heritage library

Did some paper digging today at the BHL website and found some interesting stuff that I though I would share.
Below is author, date, tittle, link to preview page and pdf download link.
BHL will host the download link 30 days.

Young, 1975
Brachiosaurus: the biggest dinosaur of them all

http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2831990
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/pdf1/000249100021272.pdf

Jensen, 1987
New Brachiosaur material from the late jurassic of utah and colorado

http://biodiversitylibrary.org/name/Brachiosaurus_altithorax
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/pdf1/000249200035774.pdf

Holland, 1915
A New Species of Apatosaurus (A. louisae)

http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9967578
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/pdf1/000249300038133.pdf


Gilmore,1933
On a Newly Mounted Skeleton of Diplodocus in the United States National Museum

http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7616479
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/pdf1/000249400032577.pdf